fragmento
fragmento
fragmento(
frahg
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mehn
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toh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (scrap)
a. fragment
El forense encontró fragmentos de metal en el cadáver que ayudaron a identificar el arma homicida.The forensic scientist found metal fragments in the corpse that helped identify the murder weapon.
b. shard
Una piedra rompió la ventana y una lluvia de fragmentos de vidrio cayó al suelo.A stone broke the window and a million shards of glass rained onto the floor.
c. piece
A medida que iba picando el bloque, saltaban fragmentos de hielo por los aires.Pieces of ice went flying in all directions as he chipped at the block.
2. (part of a work)
a. excerpt
Para fastidiar a su hermana, Rubén leyó fragmentos de su diario delante de sus amigos.To annoy his sister, Ruben read some excerpts from her personal diary in front of his friends.
b. passage
La catequista nos leyó un fragmento de la Biblia sobre la infancia de Jesús.The catechist read us a passage from the Bible about Jesus's childhood.
c. extract
Escucha el fragmento de esta canción. ¿No te encanta la letra?Listen to this song extract. Don't you love the lyrics?
3. (part of a conversation)
a. snippet
Por el fragmento que oí cuando pasé por su lado, creo que Sara está otra vez embarazada.From the snippet I heard as I walked past them, I think Sara is pregnant again.
b. snatch
Levanté el teléfono para llamar a Jenny y escuché por accidente un fragmento de la conversación de mi hermana con su novio.I picked up the phone to call Jenny and heard a snatch of my sister's conversation with her boyfriend by accident.
fragmentoNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. fragment, piece
2. (de obra)
a. excerpt
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Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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